May 4, 2024

Tuesday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 3/10/2015

› Five Questions About Florida's Testing Problems
Last week, dozens of Florida school districts had to postpone state testing because of problems with the new Florida Standards Assessments.

› After Orlando City’s incredible 62,000-plus crowd, can MLS thrive in Florida?
On Sunday, Major League Soccer arrived back in Florida after a 14-year absence. Boy, did it come back with a bang as 62,510 fans crammed into the Citrus Bowl.

› Jupiter biotech company raises $2 million
Jupiter-based biotech firm Dyadic International raised $2 million for research and development, the company announced Monday.

› Port Canaveral gambling ship nears 1M passengers
Gloria Roundy lives in Daytona Beach. But, once or twice a week, she shows up at Port Canaveral’s Cruise Terminal 2 for a day aboard the Victory I gambling ship. It’s customers like Roundy who have help Victory Casino Cruises approach a major milestone — 1 million passengers sailing from Port Canaveral within their first four years of operating at Port Canaveral.

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